The Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony

with Acharya Richard John

December 30th (2018)

The bodhisattva vow is the commitment to put others before oneself. It is a statement of willingness to give up one’s own well-being, even one’s own enlightenment, for the sake of others. And a bodhisattva is simply a person who lives in the spirit of that vow, perfecting the qualities known as the six paramitas [perfections]—generosity, discipline, patience, exertion, meditation, and transcendental knowledge—in his effort to liberate beings.

Although there is no fee for this program, there is a preceptor's heart gift as well as a Bodhisattva gift that is given during the vow. A personal interview with Acharya John will take place on Friday or Saturday, December 28 or 29.

There will be a bodhisattva prep class that must be taken before taking the bodhisattva vow. You can register for that class here.